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Synonyms of hagfish

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Another word for hagfish is hag. Other synonyms of hagfish are myxinid and myxinoid.

Synonyms and similar words for hagfish

nounAny of the primitive eellike fish, of the family Myxinidae, having a sucking mouth with rasping...

  • sea hagA hagfish.
  • borerA cyclostome, such as a hagfish, which bores into injured, dead, or decaying sea creatures to feed on their flesh.
  • hagA hagfish; one of various eel-like fish of the family Myxinidae, allied to the lamprey, with a suctorial mouth, labial...
  • myxinidAny member of the taxonomic class Myxini, the hagfish.
  • myxinoidA hagfish.
  • slime eelSynonym of hagfish.

Meaning of hagfish

  1. noun Any of the primitive eellike fish, of the family Myxinidae, having a sucking mouth with rasping teeth, and sometimes used as food or for eelskin leather.

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Questions about synonyms of hagfish

What is another word for hagfish?
Hagfish has 6 synonyms on Word.ws, such as hag, myxinid and myxinoid.
What does hagfish mean?
Hagfish means any of the primitive eellike fish, of the family Myxinidae, having a sucking mouth with rasping teeth, and sometimes used as food or for eelskin leather.

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